Horseshoe.



PATENTED- SEPT. 29, 1903.

M. G. PLYNN. HoRsEsHoE.. APPLICATION FILED X-v. 2'5. 1902.

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UNITED I STATES latented September 29, Q.

MARGARET C. FLYNN, or HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 740,116, dated September Application filed November 25, 19,02. Serial No. 132,821.I (No modelil To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARGARET C. FLYNN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new andvuseful Improvements in Horseshoes with Rubber Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the improvement is the production of a horseshoe having attachable and detachable friction-holds of rubber and posvantage.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the lower face of a horseshoe embodying said-improvement. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the upper face of the same horseshoe with two of the rubber attachments shown detached.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a denotes a horseshoe pierced by mortises ot. The letter b denotes what may be termed friction-holds of rubber or some suitable compound of rubber and of such degree of hardness as may be desired. These frictionholds are provided at their baseswith retaining-anges b', which are preferably of rubber andv integral with the friction-holds themcentral portion and ends formed with cutaway portions forming seats, the end seats being provided with approximately triangular mortises, the central seat having an approximately rectangular mortise the front edge of which is outwardly curved, calks pro jectin g through said mortises, and anges carried` by said calks engaging said seats.

In testimony whereof I afIX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MARGARET C. FLYNN. Witnesses:

D. I. KREIMENDAHL, H. E. HART. 

